Kimball West Virginia Map

About Kimball, West Virginia

Kimball is a locality in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 231. The population density is 139.8 people per km². Kimball is located at 37.4257°N, 81.5068°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24853.

Kimball wears its McDowell County home with a rugged grace, a place where the earth folds in on itself to create hollows and ridges, a landscape of deep greens and shadowed hollows. It lies 61.6 miles west-north-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 283°T), and is situated 4.3 miles east of Welch. The air, even on a clear day, carries a certain dampness, a breath from the surrounding mountains that seem to lean in close, their slopes a patchwork of dense forest and weathered rock. The sky above, when it deigns to show itself fully, is often a bruised blue, or a soft, diffused grey, lending a quiet, contemplative mood to the winding roads and the scattered dwellings that cling to the hillsides. The very terrain dictates a certain slowing, a mindful navigation through the curves and inclines, where each turn reveals a new vista of undulating, tree-clad peaks. This is a place shaped by the deep seams of the earth, where the legacy of coal mining is not merely a footnote but the very bedrock of its identity. For generations, the rhythm of Kimball was dictated by the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of coal cars, a demanding economy that carved livelihoods from the unforgiving mountainside. Though the boom times have receded, the echoes of that industry remain, a subtle weight in the character of the place, a testament to the resilience and hardiness of its people. The local economy, now more varied, still draws strength from the land, but the memory of the mines imbues Kimball with a particular, enduring spirit, a quiet understanding of toil and fortitude that hangs in the air like the lingering scent of woodsmoke.

About This Kimball Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kimball, West Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.42567, -81.506771. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Kimball and McDowell County.

Detailed location data for Kimball includes the ZIP code (24853), telephone area code (304), county seat of McDowell County (Welch), and school district assignment (McDowell County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Kimball is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.